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A plea for contrast

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In April Kit attended a Zoom presentation on plant diversity led by Tony Avent of Plant Delights fame. […]

Lise Jenkins May 27, 2021 Articles, Gardens and Management, Plants

Rethinking the rose

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The horticulturalists at Sarah P. Duke Gardens are busy redesigning the rose garden, one they had completely overhauled […]

Lise Jenkins May 20, 2021 Articles, Plants

I do my botanizing while walking our dog. Puppy isn’t very patient, so I have to be quick about it, but I regularly manage to find interesting plants. Continue reading on The Local Reporter...

What on earth did I order?

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In the delirium of winter, Kit tends to go on an ordering spree of plants that will arrive […]

Lise Jenkins May 6, 2021 Articles, Gardens and Management, Plants

Beware some passalongs

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Last week Kit extolled the virtues of the Southern tradition of passalong plants. Sometimes the only way to […]

Lise Jenkins April 29, 2021 Articles, Plants

Passalong Plants

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Gardeners are among the most generous people in the world, eager to share their success with other plant […]

Lise Jenkins April 22, 2021 Articles, Plants

Beware the floozies

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Sex is rampant in Kit’s garden, and she’s getting sick of it. This is the time of year […]

Lise Jenkins April 15, 2021 Articles, Plants

Spring Garden Safety

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It’s a dangerous world out there. In the past few weeks, Kit and I have both been injured […]

Lise Jenkins April 8, 2021 Articles, Gardens and Management

Echinacea

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Kit wishes she could grow echinacea as she’s a great admirer of this native prairie plant. It’s a […]

Lise Jenkins April 1, 2021 Articles, Plants

Start with your soil

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Right now, it’s all about the plants. We’ve sat inside long enough reading catalogs and cleaning our tools. […]

Lise Jenkins March 25, 2021 Articles, Soil and Water

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